Guinness Beef Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 450 g lean rump steak, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 carrots, thickly sliced
• 3 bay leaves
• 375 ml water
• 40 g plain flour
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 150 ml guinness stout
• 100 g pitted prunes

Recipe

• 1 pre heat your oven to 180c.
• 2 heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the beef all over.
• 3 remove the beef to an oven proof casserole dish.
• 4 add the garlic and onions to the frypan and cook'til the onion is soft.
• 5 add the sugar and stir until caramelised.
• 6 remove to the casserole dish.
• 7 add the carrots and bay leaf to the casserole too.
• 8 dissolve the stock cubes and flour in the water and add to the frypan with the guinness.
• 9 heat until the mixture boils and thickens.
• 10 pour over the meat in the casserole and stir to combine.
• 11 cover the casserole, and cook in the oven for 1 hour.
• 12 add the prunes and cook for a further 30 minutes.